Local attorney suspended over referral fees

Published: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 5:43 p.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 5:43 p.m.

Ocala attorney Pamela Bounds Olsen has been suspended from practicing law for 30 days by the Florida Supreme Court, the Florida Bar announced Tuesday.

“In five separate cases over a one-year period, Olsen received referral fees to which her law firm claimed entitlement and did not share them with the law firm,” the Florida Bar wrote in a press release.

Olsen has been suspended since Nov. 27. Upon her reinstatement, she will be placed on probation for one year.

Olsen has been practicing personal injury law in both Marion and surrounding counties for more than 20 years, according to her website.

<p>Ocala attorney Pamela Bounds Olsen has been suspended from practicing law for 30 days by the Florida Supreme Court, the Florida Bar announced Tuesday.</p><p>“In five separate cases over a one-year period, Olsen received referral fees to which her law firm claimed entitlement and did not share them with the law firm,” the Florida Bar wrote in a press release.</p><p>Olsen has been suspended since Nov. 27. Upon her reinstatement, she will be placed on probation for one year.</p><p>Olsen has been practicing personal injury law in both Marion and surrounding counties for more than 20 years, according to her website.</p>